Senior Software Engineer (AI-Assisted Developer Tooling)

Job Description

Software Engineer

This Software Engineer will focus on improving the productivity and experience of software developers by building and integrating advanced development tooling in Columbia, MD. The role emphasizes AI-assisted IDE capabilities, automated code quality workflows, and experimentation with agentic and autonomous systems to support software development tasks.

Responsibilities

Design and implement AI-assisted IDE and developer tooling capabilities.
Integrate agent-based systems for repetitive developer tasks such as code reviews, unit test generation, and code quality analysis.
Experiment with autonomous or semi-autonomous agents to assist with development workflows.
Integrate new tools into existing development platforms and pipelines.
Collaborate with customers and teammates to gather feedback and iterate on solutions.
Measure and document the effectiveness of tooling improvements.

Required Skills

Strong software engineering skills in one or more modern programming languages.
Experience with IDEs, developer tools, or build and test systems.
Hands-on experience with AI- or LLM-powered developer tools, including chat-based interfaces or automated coding agents.
Ability to prototype, evaluate, and refine experimental tooling.
Solid understanding of software development workflows and best practices.

Nice To Have

Experience with automated code review or static analysis tools.
Knowledge of agentic AI frameworks or orchestration systems.
Experience working on developer platforms or internal engineering enablement teams.
Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
Experience developing VS Code extensions (Typescript, Electron).

Experience Required: 12 years with Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline, or 16 years without degree

Location: Columbia, MD

Clearance: TS/SCI with Polygraph required

Salary Range: $204,000 - $247,000